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asigisidoon vti2 es
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assemble it, put it together

Paired with: asigishim vta



indasigisidoon 1s - 0s ind; odasigisidoon 3s - 0s ind; asigisidood 3s - 0 conj; esigisidood 3s ch-conj; asigisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /asigisid-/

indasigisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odasigisidoon3s - 0s ind es
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asigisidood3s - 0 conj es
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esigisidood3s ch-conj es
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asigisidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Gii-nanawise 'iw aana-gii-asigisidooyaan.

I put it together but it fell apart.
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Ogii-piminizha'aan 'iw ezisininig 'i mazina'igan gii-asigisidood i'iw ataasowin.

He followed the directions when he assembled the cabinet.
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asigisidoon /asigisid-/: /asig-/
gather
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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